Canon patent for 27x zoom Powershot camera (Powershot G3 X replacement?)

Canon patent for an optical formula that appears to refer to a possible Powershot camera. The patent is about a 9-240mm F2.8-5.6 lens that seems to fit a compact camera, a Canon Powershot. The optical formula resolves to a 27x zoom. 

The Canon PowerShot G3 X has a 25x zoom (24-600mm equivalent). May this patent refer to a replacement? It may be.

• Patent Publication No. 2016-31419
  • Published 2016.3.7
  • Filing date 2014.7.28
• Example
  • Zoom ratio 25.58
  • Wide-angle intermediate telephoto
  • Focal length 9.35 31.90 239.12
  • F-number 2.88 4.93 5.76
  • Half angle of view (degrees) 35.66 13.89 1.89
  • The image height 6.71 7.89 7.89
  • Overall length of the lens 94.81 119.61 197.21
  • BF 2.97 19.89 29.86